Flowserve (FLS) Competitors

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 62 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Caterpillar and 10 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.11 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

Flowserve currently has a consensus price target of $87.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $933.27, suggesting a potential upside of 3.14%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Crane has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Crane's return on equity of 24.45% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

Crane has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Crane had 2 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Crane and 10 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Crane's score of 0.67 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Crane currently has a consensus target price of $226.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.91%. Flowserve has a consensus target price of $87.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Given Crane's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Crane is more favorable than Flowserve.

Crane pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crane pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Crane has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Emerson Electric has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.46% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

Flowserve currently has a consensus price target of $87.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Emerson Electric has a consensus price target of $163.24, suggesting a potential upside of 17.98%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Emerson Electric.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Emerson Electric had 9 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Emerson Electric and 10 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Emerson Electric's score of 1.26 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the media.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Emerson Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Emerson Electric has raised its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.46% beat Graco's return on equity.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Flowserve had 8 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Flowserve and 2 mentions for Graco. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Graco's score of 1.44 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Flowserve currently has a consensus target price of $87.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.47%. Graco has a consensus target price of $94.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.89%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Flowserve.

Graco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flowserve. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.